Comedy icon Sir Michael Palin has revealed he was held at gunpoint while filming a new Channel 5 travelogue in Venezuela. The 82-year-old and his crew were detained by armed guards from the country’s ...
In 1825, a British engineer named George Stephenson designed a machine – the Locomotion No 1 – capable of using a steam engine to move itself along tracks. As Michael Portillo explains tonight, it was ...
Broadcaster and comedy legend Sir Michael Palin's last excursion for the BBC was in 2012, ending a 23-year documentary career with the corporation. The 81-year-old had hosted a series of travel ...
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